Magic is what we invent when we want something we think we cant have.

I should let people in. If they leave, they leave. If I break, I break. It happens to everyone. Right?

She never thought she was good at making friends. But maybe she was just trying to be friends with the wrong people.

Crystalline swirls of sugar and flour still lingered in the air like kite tails.

First frost meant letting go, so it was always reason to celebrate.

For stubborn souls like Lisette, death was easier than the courage it took to actually change your life.

Embarrassment felt a lot like eating chili peppers. It burned in the back of your throat and there was nothing you could do to make it go away. You just had to take it, suffer from it, until it eased off.